S 1835 - Byblus (uncertain king), silver, 1/4 shekels (430-420 BCE)
From SILVER
430 BCE - 420 BCE Silver 498 kg
Description
| Obverse: | War galley left with a horse figurehead on the prow and a griffin head on the tiller, three hoplites within, hippocamp below |
| Reverse: | Vulture, with spread wings, standing left on the back of a recumbent ram (which is incuse) |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Byblus | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Lebanon | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 430 BCE | to | 420 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 3.30 | Denomination: | 1/4 shekel
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Standard: | Persian |
Image
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Elayi - Elayi 2014, p. 151-153, n° 142-158 | ||
| Coin series reference: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 7 | Number of coins (n) | 11 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.57 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.4 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 40 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.55 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 151,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 9.17 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 81.82% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,913.91 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 498 kg <br /> 498 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 7,284.77 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
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References
- ^ Elayi, Josette - Elayi, Alain G. (2014), A Monetary and Political History of the Phoenician City of Byblos, Winona Lake, Eisenbrauns, xvi + 384 p.
